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apparent suicide

A popular South Korean actress depressed after a divorce and distraught over online rumors was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide, hours after she sent a text message saying "take care of my children no matter what happens."

Re: apparent suicide

1. 'With' doesn't work in this context.You could be distraught 'with' grief for example, but since we're talking about the source of her distress, we say distraught 'over'.
2. It means that people suspect she committed suicide, but it hasn't officially been confirmed as a suicide yet.
3. Hours after she sent the text message, she committed suicide. She sent a text, then waited a few hours before killing herself.

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